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One big plus on a MOTUC Blade design is the sash thingie he wears around his waist. His crotch is completely covered by it, all the way to his knees.

I wonder how they are going to manage making those characters who are wearing "crotch huggers". They redesigned Adora's hotpants, but that won't work for many characters.

At least Blade won't suffer from that. They can retool the standard arms, chest, and upper legs. I know there would need to be some work done. I hope they don't consider Blade to be a "toughie" to make...

Blade is actually one of the select few (just 3) I have still carded from the vintage line. I love him and have always had to make an extraordinary effort not to tear that card open. Seeing him in the MOTUC line would be sooo cool and I would finally get a chance to play with him.

It seems Blade had two looks, two distinct head designs. There was the toy we got but there was also a different prototype head where the eye-patch was silver and on the right eye and he had some metal grill covering the mouth.

In addition to all the little knives and stuff I hope a MOTUC Blade figure will have, I hope they make him with both heads.

I'm with those who have voiced their support for a Blade figure--he was one of my favorites, too. In fact, he was usually the henchman I'd choose over Tri-Klops, Beastman, etc. when playing with them as a kid.

I'm wondering if Mattel has the Trademark to the name Blade anymore since Marvel has it. Is it generic enough where they can both make figures? Has this ever been asked? I might have to pull up the Trademark threads and see if it's been renewed.

interesting...

there's also a character from the Puppet Master movies called Blade. I don't see any reason why all three can't coexist in the toy world. the swordsman, the vampire killer, & the killer puppet... imagine that conversation when they are introducing themselves.... 'I'm Blade'. 'no, I'm Blade'. 'You can't be Blade, because that's my name'. 'Want to fight about it?'

since Blade had a figure in the vintage line, he's definitely doable in this line. I always preferred Tri-klops over Blade, myself. And by no means am I a huge fan of the 'human' looking characters. I like my 'aliens' to look more 'alien'. having aliens that look human is cheap & lazy imo.

blade was cool in the movie & all, but i always believed it should have been Tri-klops in his place & the filmmakers were too lazy to make Tri-klops so they had this generic human pirate guy instead. Saurod should have been kobra khan & gwildor should have been Orko. i never understood the reason to make up new characters when they had such a rich variety to choose from already.

of course, i'm not sure how the movie figs will fit in with the rest. cartoons are one thing, live action is another. I'm sure the 4hm will do a bang up job on any character they make, even gwildor.